The Los Angeles Angel slugger has a partially torn plantar fascia, an injury that has bothered him most of the season. He aggravated it while running out a single in the ninth inning of Friday's 6-4 loss to Oakland.

Albert Pujols is headed to the disabled list. (AP Photo)

"This is something that, talking to Albert, has been going on for six or seven years," Scioscia told reporters before the Angels' game against Athletics. "It's been going on for a long time and he's managed it. This is a big blow to our team right now."

“It’s been the same,” Pujols said in Spanish. “I still feel some pain. I still feel it bothering me a bit. That’s something that in the offseason, with time and with rest, hopefully the pain can go away.”

Since the break, Pujols is 11-for-29 with two home runs and seven RBI in eight games.

The 33-year old Pujols is owed $218 million over the next eight years.